Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories:
*National day ()
*National flag raising day ()
*Public holiday ()
Each category has a different legal basis. All national days are also flag raising days.
List of public holidays in South Korea
National celebration days
These days celebrate events considered joyous to Korea. In the beginning,
Independence Declaration Day (March 1) was first stipulated in 1946. After the
establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1948, four major National Celebration Days (
Independence Declaration Day,
Constitution Day
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,
Liberation Day
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,
National Foundation Day
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) were provided by "The Law Concerning the National Celebration Days" (국경일에관한법률) in 1949.
In 2005,
Hangul Day
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became the 5th National Celebration day.
National flag raising days
All the National Celebration Days,
Memorial Day
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(
half staff
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),
Armed Forces Day
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Africa
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are provided by Article 8 of the "National Flag Law" (대한민국국기법 제8조).
대한민국국기법 (National Flag Law)
On these days, the raising of the taegukgi
The national flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi (also spelled as ''Taegeukgi'', ) and colloquially known as the flag of Korea, has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taegeuk in its center, accompanied by fo ...
at every house and along every roadside is promoted.
Public days off
They are provided by the "Regulations on Holidays of Public Agencies" (관공서의 공휴일에 관한 규정)
Dates in solar calendar of Lunar New Year's Day, Buddha's Birthday, and Chuseok
See also
*Culture of Korea
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea and southern Manchuria before the division of Korea in 1945. Manchuria refers to the ancient geographical and historical region in Northeast Asia, includ ...
**Culture of South Korea
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese cult ...
**Culture of North Korea
The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but has developed since the division of Korea in 1945. ''Juche'' ideology formed by Kim Il-sung (1948–1994) asserts Korea's cultural distinctiveness and creativit ...
*Festivals of Korea
Korean traditional festivals (Hangul: 한국전통축제, Hanja: 韓國傳統祝祭) are the national and local festivals that have continued among Korean people throughout their long history.
Summary
*All traditional festival dates are in a ...
*Korean calendar
The traditional Korean calendar or Dangun calendar () is a lunisolar calendar. Dates are calculated from Korea's meridian ( 135th meridian east in modern time for South Korea), and observances and festivals are based in Korean culture.
Koreans ...
*Lunar Month
In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month.
Variations
In Shona, Middle Eastern, and Eur ...
*Public holidays in North Korea
This is a list of public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays. , the North Korean calendar has 71 official public holidays, including Sundays. In the past, North Koreans relied on rations provi ...
References
External links
Korean public holidays
- history and search by year.
Korean public holidays
- Korea Tourism Organization
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is an organization of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is commissioned to promote the country's tourism industry.
The KTO was established in 1962 as a gover ...
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